South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic Set Oct. 24 in Brenham
Join for the 54th Annual South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic and Tradeshow on Friday, Oct. 24, at the Washington County Expo Sales Facility in Brenham.
Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the program getting underway at 8 a.m. Early registration closes Tuesday, Oct. 21 and is $40 per person. Late registration will be $50 per person at the door. The registration fee provides admission to the clinic, an opportunity to visit with tradeshow vendors, refreshments, a catered bar-b-que lunch, the afternoon social with beer battered beef-tips, and a ticket to win the grand door prize of $1,500 worth of beef at the conclusion of the day. The first 50 completed preregistrations received will be entered to win a commemorative South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic Cooler (must be present to win) Make plans to join in and hear from industry experts to help you make sound management decisions in your beef cattle operations.
To register visit https:// washington.agrilife.org/ag/ ccc/cccregistration/ or stop by the Extension Office.
A great list of program topics and excellent speakers have been prepared based on the recommendations of Beef and Forage Committees from Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lee, Waller, and Washington Counties. This year’s clinic will focus on Ranching Resilience: Strategies for a Stronger Tomorrow – Navigating Markets, Managing Risks, and Mastering the Art of Ranching. The day is packed full of great presentations, live cattle demonstrations, and includes several contests for participants to test their knowledge and skills with awards sponsored by Capital Farm Credit. Throughout the day there will be time to visit with tradeshow vendors, view cattle in the contests, and network with producers, speakers, and others.
For the twelfth year, Texas Farm Credit is sponsoring the grand prize drawing. This year you won’t want to miss the opportunity to win $1,500 worth of beef as the grand door prize at the end of the day. Participants must be registered for the entire day and must be present to win. Be sure to get your ticket for this great door prize.
The tradeshow at the South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic continues to be a highlight of the event and features some great representatives from the cattle and ranching industry. You will not want to miss the opportunity to visit their booths, learn about the products and services they offer, and have an opportunity to win some of the great door prizes they will be giving away.
After the meeting is adjourned tradeshow vendors, participants, and speakers are invited to stick around for the social hour sponsored by WCTractor with Beer Battered-Beef-Tips and refreshments provided by Mike Hopkins Distributing. During the social, we will be drawing for the twenty one great prizes in the 7th Annual South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic Scholarship Drawing.
South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic participants who hold a private, commercial, or non-commercial pesticide applicators license will receive three (3) hours of continuing education (2 Gen, 1IPM). See flyer and registration website for details.